Seth Jones wins U.S. Junior Open Championship, six Sandites make finals

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Twenty-nine Sand Springs wrestlers competed at the United State Junior Open Championship in Oklahoma City recently. Seth Jones took first place and five other Sandites were runners-up.

Seth Jones (5-0, 13-1) competed in Division Five at 106 pounds and took first place. He pinned Jaxon Schrick (Noble) in 1:23 and Joshua Hernandez (Dumas) in 1:14, then majored Luke Weathers (OWA) 9-0. In the semifinals he edged out Jake Wright (Southmoore) 5-3 in sudden victory overtime, then topped Jacob Adams (Vian) 1-0 in the championship round. 

Jayden Bussell (4-1, 10-3) competed in Division One at 55 pounds and took second place. He pinned Sheldin Kelly (Owasso) in 2:15 in the first round, but was defeated 4-2 by Tristen Jewell in the semifinals. In the consolations he topped Maddox Fields (Wichita) 13-11 and Eli Forwoodson (Digger) 7-4, then challenged Cash Province (OWA) for second and prevailed by pin in 1:44. 

Kaden Glass (4-1, 15-1) competed in Division Five at 200 pounds and took second place. He pinned Thomas Kidd (Westmoore) in 0:47, Logan Cole (Wagoner) in 1:14, and Linkoln Swanson (Piedmont) in 1:25 before falling 4-0 to Ke'Von Curry (OKC) in the finals. He was challenged by consolation finalist Landon Brown (Oologah), but prevailed 7-5. 

Clayton Giddens (3-1, 30-2) competed in Division Four at 64 pounds and took second place. He pinned Collin Taylor (Borger) in 1:29, teched Cameron Orr (Ardmore) 20-5, and scored a 12-2 major decision over Lawson Knox (Marlow) before falling 3-1 to Canon Acklin (Collinsville) in the finals. 

Tabor Reiss (2-1, 11-2) competed in Division One at 37 pounds and took second place. He defeated Wyatt Rooks (Skiatook) 14-8 and Braylyn Lambert (Borger) 6-1 before falling 8-7 to Roman Lopez (Whitted) in the finals. 

Owen Martin (2-1, 17-2) competed in Division Four at 67 pounds and took second place. He teched Mason Hanna (Choctaw) 17-2 and Ayden Blue (Wesley) 18-2 before falling 9-0 to Shawn Ryncarz (Arlington) in the finals. 

Bryce Fisher (5-2, 8-2) competed in Division Four at 120 pounds and took third place. He scored a 14-2 major decision over Brandon Doles (Louisburg), pinned Clayton Vance (Blanchard) in 1:46, and majored Cameron Jackson (Ponca City) 9-0 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals he fell 6-4 to Harley Andrews (Tuttle) in sudden victory overtime and was sent to the consolation bracket. In a rematch with Doles he once more prevailed, this time by fall in 0:58. In the consolation finals he pinned Corey Chilcoat (Catoosa) in 4:06 and challenged Julius Alfaro (Arlington) for second place, but fell in 2:53.

Jaxon Grigsby (4-2, 22-5) competed in Division Two at 46 pounds and took third place. He scored a 17-2 tech fall over Izayiah Chavez (Arlington) and defeated Trusten Lee Douglas (Prodigy) 10-6 before falling 5-0 to Jaxon Randle (Chickasha). In the consolation semifinals he topped Aberic Scott (Threestyle) 8-5 and teammate Will Meredith 6-3 for third place. In the second-place challenge round he fell 7-0 to to Mason Burnham (Catoosa). 

Blake Jones (5-2, 11-5) competed in Division Five at 98 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated Dregen Murray (Tironook) 7-4 and teched  Gunner Jarvinen (StandFast) 16-1 before falling 9-0 to Gabriel Valencia (Perry). In the consolations he defeated Caleb Odell (Blackwell) 5-0, Parker Brown (Tuttle) 6-0, and Braden Drake (Wagoner) 2-1 to earn his way into the finals where he was once more pitted against Valencia. This time he fell 2-0. 

Scott Patton (3-2) competed in Division Five at 126 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated teammate Brett Black 4-2 and pinned Kyler Damron (Division Bell) in 2:30 before falling 4-0 to Zachary Carpenter (Rockstar) in the semifinals. In the consolation semifinals he edged out Wyatt Hartley (Blue T Xtreme) 4-2 in sudden victory overtime, but came out on bottom of a 9-8 decision to Chandler Holman (Choctaw) in the finals. 

Will Meredith (3-2, 18-4) competed in Division Two at 46 pounds and took fourth place. He scored a 7-0 decision over Xane Sweatt (Arlington) and majored Robert Salas (StandFast) 16-2 before being pinned in 4:15 by Mason Burnham. In the consolations he was rematched with Sweatt and prevailed 13-0, but fell 6-3 to teammate Jaxon Grigsby. 

Jackson Martin (2-2, 13-5) competed in Division Three at 52 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated Kaedin Herendeen (Guthrie) 3-0 in the opening round before falling 8-7 to Canaan Brummett (Chickasha). In the consolation bracket he majored Evan Colbert (StandFast) 9-0 before falling 2-0 in a rematch with Herendeen. 

Jaxon Trotter (3-2, 21-17) competed in Division Three at 85 pounds and took fifth place. He defeated Jared Law (El Reno) 9-2 and and Laker Ingram (Blackwell) 4-0 before falling in 1:28 to LaDarion Lockett (Cowboy WC). In the consolations he fell 5-0 to Jacob Martin (RAW) but defeated Kevin McBride (Native) 8-5 for fifth place. 

Brett Black (4-2, 9-3) competed in Division Five at 126 pounds but failed to place. He majored Will Hilton (Tecumseh) 11-0 in the first round before falling 4-2 to teammate Scott Patton. In the consolations he topped Jaxon Flaming (StandFast) 4-0 and Mikey Rice (Wagoner) 3-2 before falling 5-2 to Kyler Damron (Division Bell). 

Hunter Spencer (2-2, 15-8) competed in Division Two at 61 pounds, but failed to place. He pinned Brody Donnelly (Elgin) in 2:43 in the opening round, but was then pinned in 1:00 by Jaedan Adams (Cowboy WC). In the consolations he defeated Bowdy Thomason (Blackwell) 6-5, but was eliminated by Gunner Murray (Claremore) in sudden overtime by 8-6 decision. 

Adrian Flores (2-2, 16-13) competed in Division Three at 100 pounds, but failed to place. He fell 3-1 to Hank Puckett (RAW) in the opening round, but worked his way through the consolation bracket by pinning Landon Bart (Catoosa) in 2:59 and scoring a 5-2 decision over Malachi Lorne (Clinton) before falling 2-0 to Ritson Meyer (Chickasha).

Joshua Spurgeon (2-2, 18-6) competed in Novice Division C at 58 pounds and took third place. He defeated Jack Ensey (Duncan) 7-5 in sudden victory overtime and majored Donavin Mills (Perry) 10-2 before falling 1-0 to Gavin Sims (Lil Rebels). In the consolations he was edged out 3-2 by Aydin Machado (Cushing). 

Matthew Moore (3-2, 19-5) competed in Novice Division C at 61 pounds and took fifth place. He majored Tuff Burney (Chickasha) 14-0 and Carson Owen (Ardmore) 9-0, but 13-2 to Mason Dobbs (Newcastle) and was pinned in 0:18 by Max McDaniel (OWA). 

London McGinnis (3-3, 17-10) competed in Novice Division A at 46 pounds and took sixth place. He defeated Brooklyn Wright (Henryetta) 6-0, teched Konnor Wiens (Bethel) 16-1, and pinned Kyson Kinney (Southmoore) in 2:33 before falling in 0:14 to Kruz Delgado (OWA). In the consolations he was defeated 5-0 by Ty Whitlock (Harrah) and was pinned in 1:21 by Coulter Taylor (Borger). 

Jesse Moore (3-2, 13-9) competed in Novice Division C at 80 pounds, but didn't place. He pinned Dakota High (Guthrie) in 1:21, majored Connor Royal (Weatherford) 12-0, and won a 4-0 decision over Ayden Thelin (Choctaw), but was pinned in 0:53 by Kaden Ford (Maverick) and in 1:24 by Peighton Mullins (Muskogee). 

Jayden Pait (2-2, 8-4) competed in Novice Division D at 70 pounds, but didn't place. He pinned Brian Brown (Hard Knox) in 0:42 and defeated Cole Loudermilk (Bethel) 6-1, but fell 13-1 to Derick Garcia (Bluejay) and was pinned in 1:49 by Jim Watkins (Bristow). 

Sand Springs JV takes ninth place at Catoosa Port City Classic

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School junior varsity wrestling team competed at the Catoosa Port City Classic this weekend and took ninth place. The Sandites competed against mostly varsity competitors, including several ranked teams.

Team Scores

  1. 3A No. 5 Vinita (222.0)
  2. 3A No. 2 Heritage Hall (190.0)
  3. 4A No. 12 Blanchard (161.0)
  4. 5A No. 13 Tahlequah (141.0)
  5. Newcastle (132.5)
  6. 3A No. 12 Jay (125.0)
  7. Broken Arrow JV (118.5)
  8. 4A No. 6 Catoosa (115.0)
  9. Sand Springs JV (91.5)
  10. Inola (91.0)
  11. 5A No. 15 Thomas Edison (89.0)
  12. Mannford (86.5)
  13. Bishop Kelley (78.5)
  14. Salina (69.5)
  15. Tahlequah Sequoyah (59.9)
  16. Webster (55.0)
  17. McLain (51.0)
  18. Owasso (32.0)
  19. Okmulgee (31.5)
  20. Metro Christian (30.0)
  21. NOAH (2.0)

Tournament Champions

106 - Braeden Williams (Blanchard)
113 - Zach Williams (Blanchard)
120 - Aston Whitaker (Salina)
126 - Vincent Eremita (Catoosa)
132 - Jessie Hodge (Jay)
138 - Kaden Gfeller (Heritage Hall)
145 - Rodrick Mosley (Heritage Hall)
152 - Carson West (Heritage Hall) 
160 - Colton Denney (Heritage Hall)
170 - Jared Gilbertson (Newcastle)
182 - Alex Kauffman (Vinita)
195 - Dustin Hicks (Tahlequah) 
220 - Matthew Smith (Bishop Kelley)
285 - Hollis Tuggle (McLain)

Seth Jones (9-5) took fifth place at 113 pounds. He defeated Jaylon Otero (Catoosa) 10-5, pinned Lewis Moulton (Jay) in 1:15 and Keeton Ornder (Vinita) in 4:56, then teched William Lemons (Newcastle) 18-3 in 4:00. In the semifinals he was defeated 6-5 by Val Park (Heritage Hall), then he lost a 5-4 rematch with Otero in the consolation bracket.

Colten Roberts (13-6) took fifth place at 120 pounds. He was pinned in 1:20 by Aston Whitaker (Salina), but rebounded with three-straight wins in the consolation bracket. He pinned Trevor Mora (Inola) in 1:44, Kai Faulkner (Catoosa) in 0:49, and teammate Jacob Rampy in 1:43 before falling to Taywone McNack (McLain) in 0:57. From there he pinned Sammy Cooper (Heritage Hall) in 4:16, then won a 6-2 decision over Reuben Arredondo (Catoosa). 

Scott Patton (8-5) took fifth place at 126 pounds. He lost his opening match 4-2 to Gage Edwards (Vinita) in sudden victory overtime, but pinned his next two opponents. He took down Cameron Mclure (Blanchard) in 0:21 and Rodney Beasley (Jay) in 0:30 before falling 11-3 to Vincent Eremita (Catoosa). From there he pinned Cameron Colpitt (Okmulgee) in 4:36 and won a 2-0 decision over Troy Hardbarger (Tahlequah Sequoyah). 

Gavin Garcia (10-7) took fifth place at 145 pounds. He defeated Caleb Buzzard (Jay) 5-1, Corbin Candy (Tahlequah) 4-2, Brad TeeHee (Catoosa) 15-2, and pinned Michael Halsey (Owasso) in 0:46 before falling 5-3 to Tye Rozell (Broken Arrow) in sudden victory overtime. In the consolations he defeated Hunter Sneed (Newcastle) 9-4 and Corbin Candy (Tahlequah) 3-1.

Hunter Carter (7-8) took sixth place at 106 pounds. He pinned Stacey Gladney (Broken Arrow) in 5:36 and defeated Eric Hussaini (Thomas Edison) 6-5, but was defeated 10-4 by Julien Brownfield (Tahlequah), 10-3 by Braeden Williams (Blanchard), 6-4 by Dylan Brown (Vinita), and 8-4 by Eric Hussaini.

David Cooper (11-3) took sixth place at 138 pounds. He defeated Eric Moody (Broken Arrow) 8-3, pinned Collin Elias (Bishop Kelley) in 3:57, edged out Wyatt Berry (Blanchard) 5-4, and won a 15-7 major decision over Brayden King (Jay). In the quarterfinals he was pinned in 1:16 by Hunter Palacios (Newcastle), but he rebounded with a 14-7 decision over Doug Whitehorn (Tahlequah).

Kris Edwards (5-5) took sixth place at 220 pounds. He pinned Nick Wilson (Catoosa) in 0:25 and received an injury default from Isac Higginbottom (Newcastle), but fell 5-4 to Ryan Bracken (Blanchard) and 4-2 to Leland McKinney (Thomas Edison).

Gabe Wakefield (2-7) took tenth place at 170 pounds. He fell 10-1 to Conner Keith (Heritage Hall) and was pinned in 1:05 by Brian Resch (Tahlequah), but pinned Jarred Hare (Tahlequah) in 2:39 before falling 19-4 to Johnathan Hayes (Vinita). 

Jacob Rampy (3-7) competed at 120 pounds but didn't place. He pinned Jackson Glenn (Bishop Kelley) in 1:49 and Tristan Melder (Okmulgee) in 0:46, but fell in 0:48 to Dylan White (Vinita) and in 1:43 to teammate Colten Roberts. 

Hyatt Cartwright (2-5) competed at 138 pounds but didn't place. He won a 12-10 decision over Brayden King (Jay), but was pinned in 3:27 by Andrew DeArmand (Catoosa) and lost a close 4-3 decision to Pablo Nava (Tahlequah).

Mike Brown (5-6) competed at 182 pounds but didn't place. He pinned Jose Gonzales (Catoosa) in 2:43, but fell in 0:45 to Sam Moss (Bishop Kelley), 2:41 to Caleb Aguilla (Inola), and 1:12 to Kaleb Crilly (Newcastle). 

Hayden Cramer (3-4) competed at 182 pounds but didn't place. He pinned Joey Binham (Thomas Edison) in 2:43, but fell in 1:08 to Jerome Townsell (Thomas Edison) and in 1:00 to Bobby Goins (Salina). 

Hunter Willis (6-6) competed at 195 pounds but didn't place. He pinned Cameron Johnson (Broken Arrow) in 0:49, but fell in 3:36 to Tyler Barnett (Tahlequah Sequoyah) and in 0:32 to Jordan Gilmore (Vinita). He also came out on the bottom end of a 13-12 shootout with Sage Locust (Tahlequah Sequoyah).

Oklahoma Wrestling: Week Nine High School 6A Individual Rankings

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

106

  1. Garrett Steidley (Edmond Memorial Freshman)
  2. Riley Weir (Sand Springs Sophomore) Previously #3
  3. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw Freshman) Previously #4
  4. Braden Fowler (Yukon Senior) Previously #5
  5. Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa Junior) Previously #6
  6. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow Freshman) Previously #7
  7. Nate Becker (Edmond North Freshman) Previously #8
  8. Austin Hall (Southmoore Senior) Previously #9
  9. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously #10
  10. Jacob Zimmer (North North Freshman) Previously unranked

Not much changed in 106, other than #2 TJ Long moving up to 113 for the Sapulpa Invitational. Riley Weir scored a 16-1 technical fall over Jackson Cockrell in a dual and took first at Sapulpa. Jackson Cockrell took third at Sapulpa and Johnathan Warford placed sixth. 

113

  1. Colt Newton (Choctaw Sophomore)
  2. TJ Long (Union Sophomore) Previously #2 in 106
  3. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs Senior)
  4. Andrew Police (Broken Arrow Freshman)
  5. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa Senior) 
  6. Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville Sophomore) 
  7. Will Pham (Deer Creek Freshman) 
  8. Joe Lupton (Mustang Junior)
  9. Noah Hanscom (Yukon)
  10. Dominic Derr (Westmoore)

TJ Long moved up from 106 for a third place finish at Sapulpa and scored a pair of wins over Andrew Police. Tanner Ward took second at Sapulpa, but fell 11-10 to TJ Long in a dual. Police placed fourth at Sapulpa with a pin over Brandon Blose, who took sixth. #2 Caron Watson moved up to 120.

120

  1. Paxton Rosen (Edmond North Senior) 
  2. Canon Randall (Westmoore Senior)
  3. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow Senior)
  4. Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs Senior)
  5. Caron Watson (Union Junior) Previously #2 in 113
  6. Cameron Picklo (Mustang Sophomore) Previously #5
  7. Andy Schlaepfer (Choctaw Junior) Previously #6
  8. Blake Gonzalez (Broken Arrow) Previously #7
  9. Trent Higginbotham (Edmond North Junior) Previously #8
  10. Laif Jones (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously #9

Michael Ritchey took second at Sapulpa with a 10-1 major decision over Caron Watson, who moved up from 113. He also topped Watson 5-0 in a dual and Blake Gonzalez 1-0 in a dual. Gonzalez took third at Sapulpa and defeated #10 Jacob Swenson 4-1. Swenson pinned Gonzalez earlier in the tournament before falling to him in the placement round and took fourth place, but was bumped out of the rankings by the addition of Caron Watson.

126

  1. Drew Wilson (Midwest City Senior) 
  2. Connor Holman (Choctaw Junior)
  3. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek Senior)
  4. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City Sophomore)
  5. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs Junior)
  6. Brandon Bright (Edmond North Senior)
  7. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso Senior)
  8. Alaisa Rubio (US Grant)
  9. Logan Herrell (Enid Sophomore) Previously #10
  10. DaQuan Carbajal (Moore Junior) Previously unranked

Not much changed at 126. Spencer Schickram took second at Sapulpa and defeated Blake Sargent 11-8. Sargent placed third. #9 Michael Harjo cut to 120 for Sapulpa and DaQuan Carbajal moved up into the rankings by virtue of a fifth place finish at Blanchard earlier this season.

132

  1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs Senior)
  2. Easton Hudson (Bixby Senior) Previously #8
  3. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City Junior) Previously #2
  4. Drake Vannoy (Edmond North Freshman) Previously #3
  5. Sam Avant (Norman North Senior) Previously #4
  6. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously #5
  7. Jacob Blumenthal (Westmoore Senior) Previously #6
  8. Baylor Smith (Owasso Junior) Previously #7
  9. Trey Edwards (Mustang)
  10. Broc Bailey (Yukon Junior)

Daton Fix won the Sapulpa Invitational for the fourth straight year with two ranked wins. He teched TaJuan Daniels 22-7 in 5:14 and pinend Dylan Schickram in 2:32. Daniels placed second, Easton Hudson took third and Schickram placed fourth. Schickram pinned Hudson in 3:06 early in the tournament, but Hudson pinned Schickram in 1:40 in the placement match. 

138

  1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon Junior)
  2. Kruz Simons (Edmond North Sophomore)
  3. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs Senior)
  4. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater Senior)
  5. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial Senior)
  6. Josh Suter (Norman Senior) 
  7. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow Freshman)
  8. Cody Mathis (Sand Springs Junior)
  9. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City Senior)
  10. Austin Daniels (Jenks)

138 was safe from upsets this week. Jack Karstetter had a good week, winning his third Sapulpa Invitational Championship with a 14-5 major decision over Bryce Mattioda and also defeated TaJuan Daniels 5-2 in a dual. Tyler Dieringer pinned Dawson Hunt in 5:39 in a dual. Mattioda took third at Sapulpa with a 5-0 victory over Hunt and Hunt settled for fourth place.

145

  1. Kendon Lee (Stillwater Senior) 
  2. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs Senior)
  3. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore Junior)
  4. Brandon Conrad (Owasso Senior) 
  5. Baywiin Hollingshead (Yukon)
  6. Blake Muse (Choctaw Sophomore) 
  7. Noah Austin (Edmond North Senior)
  8. Shamar Duncan (Putnam City Senior) 
  9. Connor Simpson (Edmond Memorial Junior) Previously unranked
  10. Cameron Traylor (Union Junior) Previously unranked

Beau Bratcher came in second at Sapulpa and pinned Cameron Traylor and Bryce Mattioda in duals. #9 Jermain Harring and #10 Brady Mattioda both moved up to 152 for Sapulpa. Cameron Traylor took the #10 spot for a fourth place finish at Sapulpa, and Connor Simpson emerged at #9 by virtue of an 8-1 decision over Traylor at Perry.

152

  1. Payton Scott (Sand Springs Junior) 
  2. Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial Freshman)
  3. Robert "RJ" Walker (Midwest City Senior) 
  4. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater Senior)
  5. Jeff Speer (Choctaw Junior)
  6. Zach Johnson (Westmoore Sophomore)
  7. Ezequiel "Zeke" Rubio (Ponca City Senior) 
  8. Jermain Harring (Union) Previously #9 in 145
  9. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow Junior) Previously #10 in 145
  10. Jacob Swafford (Edmond North) Previously #8

Payton Scott sat out the Sapulpa Invitational. Zeke Rubio took third at Sapulpa, pinning Brady Mattioda in 5:18. Jermain Harring and Mattioda moved up from 145 but neither placed at Sapulpa. 

160

  1. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw Junior)
  2. Chase Vincent (Yukon Senior)
  3. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow Junior) 
  4. Joseph Messer (Norman North Senior)
  5. Cooper Meadows (Mustang Senior)
  6. Nano Martinez (Edmond Santa Fe)
  7. Nolan Miller (Owasso Junior) 
  8. Noah Almy (Sand Springs Sophomore)
  9. Grayson White (Ponca City Junior)
  10. Warren Stanley (Jenks Sophomore) Previously unranked

Caleb Wise took first place at Sapulpa and majored Noah Almy 13-5. Almy took fourth place and defeated Grayson White 9-4. #10 Trey Odam moved up to 195 for Sapulpa and Warren Stanley filled the spot by virtue of a fourth place finish at Jenks earlier this season.

170

  1. Christian Bahl (Stillwater Senior) 
  2. Zane Basma (Sand Springs Senior)
  3. Zane Coleman (Choctaw Sophomore) 
  4. Jace Brownlee (Stilwlater Senior)
  5. Payden Brown (Putnam City Senior)
  6. Sam Hensley (Edmond Memorial Junior)
  7. Gage McBride (Mustang Senior)
  8. Joe Speno (Edmond Santa Fe Senior)
  9. Kaleb Mertz (Owasso Junior)
  10. Lane Newlin (Ponca City)

Zane Basma won a 4-2 decision over Caleb Wise in a dual last week and took second at Sapulpa with a pin of Lane Newlin in 1:34. Newlin placed third. Jace Brownlee is still out from a football injury, but could still come back before the season is over.

182

  1. Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
  2. Easton Rendleman (Choctaw Junior)
  3. Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore Junior)
  4. Justin "JD" Johnson (Owasso Junior) 
  5. Dakota Carnes (Sapulpa Senior)
  6. Noah Hooks (Edmond North Junior)
  7. Declan O'Brien (Deer Creek)
  8. Jaylen Childs (Putnam North)
  9. Joe Curtis (Bixby Sophomore)
  10. Darius "DJ" Boone (Union) Previously unranked

Gavin Potter took first place at Sapulpa with a close 1-0 decision over Dakota Carnes, who took second. DJ Boone placed fifth at Sapulpa with 7-3 upset of #10 Max Guyer, who placed sixth. 

195

  1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow Sophomore)
  2. Blake Minnick (Edmond North Sophomore)
  3. Jesse Wetherington (Norman North)
  4. Rafe Johnson (Deer Creek Freshman)
  5. Gary Dockery (Choctaw Junior)
  6. Fisher Jones (Putnam City) Previously #7
  7. Arin Copas (Mustang Senior) Previously #8
  8. Colin Foster (Yukon) Previously #9
  9. Riley Corona (Westmoore Senior) Previously #10
  10. Luke Bratcher (Sand Springs Sophomore) Previously unranked

Zach Marcheselli took first place at Sapulpa. Jakob Ogden pinned #6 Bradyn Pressnall in 3:50 in a dual to knock the Wildcat out of the rankings, opening the door for Luke Bratcher to take the bottom slot. Bratcher defeated Ogden 8-2 in a dual and also has wins against Lane Newlin and DJ Boone.

220

  1. Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs Senior)
  2. Mason Lancaster (Putnam City Junior)
  3. Jon Martinez (Westmoore Senior)
  4. Cody Adams (Bixby Junior)
  5. Austin Fry (Ponca City Senior)
  6. Caulin Poole (Choctaw Junior) 
  7. Keland Bearpaw (Sapulpa Junior) 
  8. Yousef Aliya (Union Senior)
  9. Julian Flores (Broken Arrow Junior)
  10. Gage Fain (Sand Springs Junior) Previously #10 in 285

Delvin Jordan took first place at Sapulpa, pinning Cody Adams in 2:22, and defeating Austin Fry 5-1. Gage Fain cut from 285. Adams took second with a 5-0 decision over Keland Bearpaw and a pin of Gage Fain in 4:48. Fry took third, defeating Fain 4-3 and Bearpaw 1-0. Bearpaw placed fourth and Fain placed fifth.

285

  1. Brey Walker (Southmoore Junior)
  2. Gage Johnson (Norman North Senior)
  3. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow Senior)
  4. Zach Austin (Choctaw Senior) 
  5. Elwood Tomlin (Union Senior)
  6. Ryan Tilbury (Midwest City Senior)
  7. Malik McGee (US Grant) 
  8. Trey Cossey (Mustang Senior)
  9. Zane Bailey (Edmond North)
  10. Brett Bridges (Ponca City) Previously unranked

Trenton Lieurance took first at Sapulpa, pinning Elwood Tomlin in 2:43, and scoring a 6-0 decision over Brett Bridges. Tomlin took second and Bridges placed third. #10 Gage Fain cut to 220.

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Four Sandites take first place at Coweta Wrestling Tournament

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Scores

  1. Coweta (518)
  2. Collinsville (363)
  3. Glenpool (275)
  4. Catoosa (231)
  5. Sand Springs (186)
  6. Sapulpa (159)
  7. Stilwell (142)
  8. Caney (127)
  9. Ponca City (123)
  10. Berryhill (110)
  11. Claremore (102)
  12. Pryor (85)
  13. J4 (84)
  14. Warner (81)
  15. NEO (62)
  16. Tahlequah (61)
  17. Owasso (52)
  18. Broken Arrow (49)
  19. Sperry (47)
  20. R.A.W. (36)
  21. Sallisaw (34)
  22. Ft. Gibson (16)
  23. Muskogee (16)
  24. Threestyle (16)

The Sand Springs Team Big elementary and junior high wrestling club competed in a USA Oklahoma tournament at Coweta High School this past weekend and took fifth place with four champions and six runners-up. 

Dariuz Black (23-13) competed in both Division Three Open and Division Four Open at 73 pounds. In Division Three he pinned Alex Rider (Stilwell) in 2:50 and Derek Bailey (Pryor) in 0:55 and scored a 6-0 decision over Carson Leach (Collinsville) for first place. In Division Four he majored Jackson Willingham (Glenpool) 14-0, Vince Veloquio (Pryor) 14-2, and Carson Leach (Collinsville) 10-2, but was pinned in 2:58 by Corban Zugelder (Catoosa) and took second place. 

Robert Burke (17-5) competed in Division Three Open at 67 pounds and took first place. He pinned Michael Blendowski (Catoosa) in 3:45 and majored Dakota Seawright (Collinsivlle) 17-3. 

Kaden Pope (11-2) competed in Division Two Open at 58 pounds and took second place. He scored a 17-1 tech fall over Wyatt Rae (Coweta) and defeated Maddox Young (Glenpool) 4-0 before falling 4-2 to David Farmer (Sallisaw).

Ryder Flores (14-4) competed in Division One Open at 40 pounds and took second place. He scored a 17-0 tech fall over Lynette Mullin (Stilwell), but lost an 8-0 major decision to Cael Dolan (Berryhill).

Thomas Naugle (5-6) competed in Division Five Open at 134 pounds and took third place. He pinned Hudson Moudy (Coweta) in 1:16, Brent Ingram (Pryor) in 2:25, and Bo Tramel (Coweta) in 2:35, but fell in 3:58 to Oryan Smith (Coweta). 

Dallas Flores (9-7) competed in Division Two Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He pinned Cruz Morrison (Catoosa) in 2:39 and defeated Braxton Baker (Stilwell) 5-2, but fell 8-0 to Boomer Murphy (Tahlequah) and 6-4 to Mason Holmes (Glenpool). 

Evan Sartin (3-1) competed in Division One Novice at heavyweight and took first place. He scored a 4-0 decision over Brycen Thomas (Warner) and pinned Cooper Nichols (Sapulpa) in 0:28. 

Brody Wilson (3-9) competed in Division Two Novice at 61 pounds and took first place. He pinned Brandon Frias (Glenpool) in 0:12, Nevaeh Partridge (Caney) in 0:40, and Bryce Cook (Coweta) in 0:56, but was pinned in 2:28 by Wyatt Hummer (Coweta). With only five competitors in the division, the wrestlers competed round-robin without a bracket, and despite the loss to Hummer, Wilson took first place with the best record.

Aaerick Collins (16-13) competed in Division One Novice at 49 pounds and took second place. He pinned Brentley Martin (Caney) in 2:42 and Austen Yocham (Coweta) in 0:21, but fell in 1:44 to Conlee Adair (Tahlequah). 

Lane Cannon (4-5) competed in Division Two Novice at 90 pounds and took second place. He pinned Elijah Rogers (Caney) in 1:32 and Charles Williams (Coweta) in 2:56, but fell 8-2 to James Seabolt (Stilwell). 

Brysyn Jones (11-11) competed in Division Two Novice at 46 pounds and took third place. He pinned Santos Valencia (Collinsville) in 1:13, teched Blake Parker (Ponca City) 17-0, and majored Parker Peak (Collinsville) 14-0, but fell in 2:16 to Noah Back (Catoosa). 

Zayveah Smith (2-4) competed in Division One Novice at 37 pounds and took third place. He pinned Banks Perkins (Glenpool) in 0:56 and Keegan Hummer (Coweta) in 0:22, but was pinned in 0:41 by Gabriel Sharp (Broken Arrow) and in 1:29 by Cody Kilgore (Coweta).

Sand Springs JV Wrestling takes third place at Inola Tournament; Burns and Portillo make finals

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Scores

  1. Carlsbad (203.5)
  2. 3A No. 10 Pawhuska (185.0)
  3. Sand Springs JV (167.0)
  4. Inola (155.5)
  5. 3A No. 11 Barnsdall (142.0)
  6. Tahlequah Sequoyah (139.0)
  7. Owasso (95.5)
  8. 4A No. 8 Bristow (71.0)
  9. Pawnee (30.0)
  10. Skiatook (17.0)
  11. NOAH (12.0)

Tournament Champions

106 - Shawn Martin (Carlsbad)
113 - Corbin McCarty (Pawhuska)
120 - Cody Wood (Carlsbad)
126 - Levi Youngwolf (Pawhuska)
132 - Bryson Swan (Pawhuska)
138 - Christian McCoy (Bristow)
145 - Fabian Padilla (Carlsbad)
152 - Mario Carrasco (Carlsbad)
160 - James Cole (Barnsdall)
170 - Dalton Lough (Pawhuska)
182 - Kaleb Aguila (Inola)
195 - Jalen Johnson (Owasso)
220 - Noah Wilson (Tahlequah Sequoyah) 
285 - Brody Jenkins (Inola)

The Charles Page High School wrestling team has incredible depth of talent and boasts numerous junior varsity wrestlers that could easily make varsity in most other schools. Most recently, the Sandite JV traveled to Inola and competed against varsity squads from Oklahoma and beyond. Carlsbad, New Mexico took first place in the tournament, followed by Pawhuska, Sand Springs, and the host team. 

Irwin Portillo (6-4) competed at 126 pounds and took second place. He defeated Ivan Villareal (Carlsbad) 7-2 and Austin Mitchell (Pawnee) 5-3, but was pinned in 1:28 by Levi Youngwolf (Pawhuska).

Mikey Burns (3-1) competed at 160 pounds and took second place. He pinned Noah Leija (Carlsbad) in 2:32, John Fulton (Tulsa NOAH) in 1:36, and Warren Graves (Pawhuska) in 5:42 before falling in 3:29 to James Cole (Barnsdall).

Hunter Carter (4-4) competed at 106 and took third place. He lost his first match 13-6 to Shawn Martin (Carlsbad), but pinned Dallas McGill (Barnsdall) in 2:23 and Cyle Colclazier (Pawnee) in 5:04.

Colten Roberts (7-4) competed at 120 and took third place. He pinned Trevor Mora (Inola) in 1:36, but was pinned in 2:56 by Price Perrier of Pawhuska. In the consolation bracket he scored a 13-0 major decision over Landon Girty (Tahlequah Sequoyah) and topped Cade McNeil (Pawhuska) 8-5. 

Mike Brown (4-3) competed at 182 pounds and took third place. He pinned Noah Bennett (Tahlequah Sequoyah) in 1:48 in the first round, but was pinned in 1:39 by Kaleb Aguila (Inola). In the consolations he received an injury default from Joseph Chavez (Carlsbad) and pinned Bennett in 0:56 in a rematch for third place.

Dominique Pipes (4-3) competed at heavyweight and took third place. He was defeated 4-1 in the opening round by Joel Buckner (Tahlequah Sequoyah), but bounced back by pinning teammate Ethan Hooper in 1:52. He then pinned James Collins (Barnsdall) in 1:59 and pinned Buckner in 4:51 in a rematch for third place.

Jacob Rampy (2-3) competed at 113 and took fourth place. He lost his first match 5-2 to Eric Merida (Owasso), pinned Dalton Clark (Bristow) in 0:29, then lost 7-1 to Merida in a rematch for third place.

Gavin Garcia (4-6) competed at 145 and took fourth place. He defeated Collin Elias 2-1, but was pinned in 5:01 by Fabian Padilla (Carlsbad). In the consolations he majored Josh Copeland (Tahlequah Sequoyah) 9-1 before falling 4-1 to Payton McCarty (Pawhuska) in the finals.

Kris Edwards (3-2) competed at 220 and took fourth place. He pinned Steven Marlow (Bristow) in 4:00, but was defeated 11-5 by Mat Smith. In the consolation bracket he pinned Marc Brannan (Carlsbad) in 0:33 before falling in 0:24 to Baylee Perigo (Barnsdall).

Hyatt Cartwright (4-3) competed at 138 and took fifth place. He lost his opening match 5-1 to Ethan Johnson-Klein (Carlsbad) and was pinned in 1:34 by Ky Allen (Barnsdall), but scored a 7-4 decision over Justice Thompson (Inola) in the placement match.

Hunter Willis (5-3) competed at 195 and took fifth place. He pinned Triston McCartney (Pawhuska) in 1:02, but was teched 19-4 by Jalen Johnson of Owasso. In the consolation bracket he pinned Tyler Burch (Skiatook) in 0:53 and scored an 8-5 decision over Sage Locust (Tahlequah Sequoyah) before falling in 2:09 to Matt Morquecho of Bristow. 

Colby Heckenkamp (1-3) competed at 132 and took sixth place. He was pinned in 4:40 by Stephen Williams (Owasso), but rebounded with a pin of Rhett Gomez (Barnsdall) in 1:45 before falling in 2:43 to Micah Bynym (Inola). In the placement match he lost a close 9-6 decision to Xavier Clutter (Owasso).

Colten Sanders (1-8) competed at 170 pounds and took sixth place. He was pinned in 2:31 by Max McCombs (Inola), in 2:22 by Cody Connaughton (Skiatook), and in 3:02 by Bradley Cheater (Tahlequah Sequoyah), but he pinned Christian Ramirez (Carlsbad) in 1:24. 

Cody Motes (1-4) competed at 152 pounds but didn't place. He defeated David Mase (Inola) 15-5, but fell 18-5 to Tanner Sublett (Inola) and was pinned in 3:41 by Trenton Rosson (Tahlequah Sequoyah).

Ethan Hooper (1-2) competed at heavyweight, but didn't place. He pinned Christian Dry (Tahlequah Sequoyah) in 4:58, but fell in 2:39 to Brody Jenkins (Inola) and in 1:52 to teammate Dominique Pipes. 

No. 1 Sandites take first place at Jerry Billings Invitational with four champions

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Scores

  1. Sand Springs (229.5)
  2. Broken Arrow (226.5)
  3. Collinsville (174.5)
  4. Ponca City (154.0)
  5. Union (102.5)
  6. Cascia Hall (95.0)
  7. Bixby (93.0)
  8. Sperry (91.5)
  9. Sapulpa (91.0)
  10. Sallisaw (55.5)
  11. Pryor (23.0)

Tournament Champions

106 - Riley Weir (Sand Springs)
113 - Caleb Tanner (Collinsville)
120 - Gunner Hamm (Collinsville)
126 - Jet Taylor (Sallisaw)
132 - Daton Fix (Sand Springs)
138 - Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs)
145 - Nate Keim (Collinsville)
152 - Tanner Skidgel (Cascia Hall)
160 - Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow)
170 - Dalton Abney (Cascia Hall)
182 - Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
195 - Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow)
220 - Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs)
285 - Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow)

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team traveled to the Jerry Billings Invitational tournament in Sapulpa this weekend and narrowly defeated No. 3 Broken Arrow for first place with eight finalists and four champions.

The tournament alternates annually between Sand Springs and Sapulpa, with the Sandite counterpart being dubbed the Bobby Lyons Invitational. Last year the Sandites sat out five varsity wrestlers with injuries and forfeited one weight class, and still managed to take third place. This year they voided three weight classes and still managed to take first place, dethroning the back-to-back champions from Broken Arrow.

Riley Weir (106), Daton Fix (132), Jack Karstetter (138) and Delvin Jordan (220) all took first place in the 54th annual tournament, while Tanner Ward (113), Michael Ritchey (120), Beau Bratcher (145), and Zane Basma (170) claimed second place.

Weir (20-6 season, 41-18 career) sat out last year's tournament with an elbow injury, but dominated this year's competition, pinning all four of his opponents in a total of 8:45. He took down Chance Granger (Sapulpa) in 1:21, Martezz Carnes (Ponca City) in 0:50, Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow) in 1:36, and finished the weekend with Rocky Stevens (Collinsville) in 4:58. 

Fix (25-0, 143-0) continued his undefeated career with his fourth-straight championship win in the tournament. He breezed through his competition in 12:05 with three pins and a technical fall. He took down Tanner Frew (Sapulpa) in 3:10, Ashad Rufia (Union) in 1:09, and Dylan Schickram (Ponca City) in 2:32. In the finals he scored a 22-7 victory over State Qualifier TaJuan Daniels of Broken Arrow in 5:14.

Karstetter (11-1, 84-16) won the tournament for the third straight year, in dominating fashion. He pinned Johnathan Donahue (Sapulpa) in 0:21 and Derek Vandyke (Bixby) in 0:52, then majored Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow) 14-5. In the finals he scored an 8-3 decision over Louden Akin (Sperry).

Jordan (23-2, 54-14) took third place in the tournament as a freshman and hasn't competed since. He made his return to the tournament by manhandling his way past some tough competitors. He pinned Ben Downs (Sapulpa) in the first round and scored a 5-1 decision over State Qualifier Austin Fry (Ponca), then wrapped up the tournament with a pin of State Qualifier Cody Adams (Bixby) in 2:22.

Ward (16-8, 92-20) also wrestled in the tournament for the first time, having been at Berryhill for the past three years. The senior State Runner-Up pinned Kaleb Harris (Sallisaw) in 0:49 and received a forfeit from Brandon Blose (Sapulpa) to earn his way to the finals. In the Championship round he was defeated 3-1 by Caleb Tanner of Collinsville. 

Ritchey (18-8, 47-32) improved over his last year's fourth-place finish by majoring his first two opponents 10-1. He made his way to the finals by defeating Caron Watson (Union) and Michael Harjo (Sapulpa), but was defeated 3-1 by Gunner Hamm of Collinsville. 

Bratcher (21-6, 112-29) was the defending tournament champion at 145 pounds and went to the finals for the second straight year. He majored Bryce Carter (Sperry) 11-3, pinned Nenebah Biggoose (Ponca City) in 1:04, and scored a 4-0 decision over Miles Waller (Cascia Hall), but fell 7-1 to State Qualifier Nate Keim of Collinsville in the championship match.

Basma (9-2, 67-26) was the defending tournament champion at 170 pounds and earned his way back into the finals with three-straight pins in only 3:28. He took down Joe Hall (Broken Arrow) in 0:44, Aaron Lytle (Sapulpa) in 1:10, and Lane Newlin (Ponca City) in 1:34. In the finals he was defeated 5-1 by Dalton Abney of Cascia Hall. 

Blake Sargent (19-7, 71-21) was the defending tournament champion at 126 and pinned Verdell Schoats (Union) in 1:35, but was defeated 11-8 by State Qualifier Spencer Schickram of Ponca City. In the consolations he had a tough matchup against teammate Irwin Portillo, but won 3-1 in overtime, then he pinned State Qualifier Xavear Cullors (Collinsville) in 3:43 for third place. 

Noah Almy (11-12) competed at 160 and took fourth place. He defeated Grayson White (Ponca City) 9-4, but was majored 13-5 by State Qualifier Caleb Wise of Broken Arrow. He defeated teammate Mikey Burns 2-1 to earn his way into the consolation finals, but was defeated 6-4 by State Qualifier Ryce Haymaker of Collinsville. 

Portillo (3-2, 6-5) suffered a first round pin in 3:05 by State Champion Jet Taylor of Sallisaw, but rebounded with a 3-2 decision over Bennett Sherrer (Pryor). After his defeat by Sargent he scored a 5-2 win over Zach Phares of Broken Arrow for fifth place.

Mikey Burns (3-3) competed at 160 and took fifth place. He was pinned in 1:12 by Jake Hall (Cascia Hall) in the opening round, but rebounded with a pair of consolation wins. He pinned Joey Cook (Sperry) in 4:59 and scored a 4-2 decision over Skylar Johnson (Union) before falling 2-1 to teammate Noah Almy. In the placement match he defeated Dalton Turner (Cascia Hall) 5-3.

Gage Fain (15-9, 28-31) competed at 220 and took fifth place, one spot better than his last year's performance. He was pinned in 4:48 in the opening round by State Qualifier Cody Adams of Bixby, but pinned Noah Cortes (Broken Arrow) in 1:40. He came out on bottom of a close 4-3 decision to State Qualifier Austin Fry (Ponca City), but majored Noah Davis (Sallisaw) 11-3 in the placement match. 

Derek Davis (2-2, 19-14) made his season debut at 145 pounds, but was eliminated one round short of placement. He was pinned in 5:07 by State Qualifier Nate Keim (Collinsville) in the opening round, but rebounded with a dominating 15-0 tech fall over Colton Konell (Sapulpa) in only 3:37. He scored an 8-4 decision over Nenebah Biggoose (Ponca), but was pinned in 4:19 by Braden Roller of Bixby. Davis didn't compete at the Bobby Lyons Tournament last year, but took fourth in Sapulpa the year prior. 

The Sandites (5-0) will return to action next Thursday when they host the district dual quad. They will take on U.S. Grant (3-3), Enid (1-6), and Putnam City West (1-5) and the winner of the series will advance to Dual State this February.